Deadly drug overdoses are plummeting, and public health officials don't know why
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Deadly drug overdoses are plummeting, and public health officials don't know why
After years of rising, the tide may finally be turning on deadly drug overdoses in America.Drug overdose deaths fell 12.7% in the 12 months ending in May, the CDC said.9 hours ago -
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Africa's mpox deaths surpass 1,000 as health officials urge international support
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Police insisted second Salisbury novichok attack was drug overdose, inquiry told
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Why It Matters That JD Vance's Financial Adviser Posted About Drug Use on Reddit for Years
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Mexican official who led war on drugs jailed for 38 years for accepting bribes
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Lucy Letby gave baby morphine overdose years before first murder, inquiry hears
Newborn received 10 times the correct amount of painkiller and could have died if colleagues had not spotted error. Lucy Letby gave a potentially fatal dose of morphine to a newborn baby two years ...2 days ago -
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Letby gave baby overdose two years before murders
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Florida health officials sued for censorship over abortion campaign ad
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Media bias is a great disservice to the American public
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Hundreds get honorable discharges after Pentagon 'don't ask, don't tell' review
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Puerto Rico police investigate 8 deaths and about two dozen suspected fentanyl overdoses in one town
At least eight people have died in a town on Puerto Rico’s north coast in recent days after authorities say around two dozen suffered from suspected overdoses linked to drugs likely contaminated ...3 days ago -
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Puerto Rico police investigate 8 deaths and about two dozen suspected fentanyl overdoses in one town
At least eight people have died in a town on Puerto Rico’s north coast in recent days after authorities say around two dozen suffered from suspected overdoses linked to drugs likely contaminated ...3 days ago -
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DOD grants honorable discharges to 800 vets kicked out under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
More than 13,000 service members were kicked out under the policy between 1994 and 2011.3 days ago -
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The UK should resist calls for infrastructure public ownership
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Here’s Why Employers May Get More Involved in Workers’ Health Care
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Hundreds of veterans receiving honorable discharges after 'don't ask, don't tell' review
The Defense Department has issued honorable discharges to around 800 servicemembers who were separated from the military during the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that was repealed in 2011. Defense ...3 days ago -
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Will weight-loss drugs help jobless get back into work?
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Deadly Israeli Strike Hits Central Gaza Hospital Complex
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Deadly train crash in New Jersey
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Deadly Hezbollah Attack Shows Israel’s Weakness Against Drones
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Harris adviser Plouffe: Most public polls are 'horses‑‑‑'
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Manhunt underway for suspect after deadly home invasion
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